Remembering Gilda Radner — a once-in-a-generation original whose comedy was pure electricity. On Saturday Night Live, she didn’t just play characters — she created an entire universe of misfits, truth-tellers, loudmouths, oddballs, and big-hearted weirdos who felt startlingly real. Emily Litella. Roseanne Roseannadanna. Baba Wawa. Judy Miller. Lisa Loopner. These weren’t just sketches. They were living, breathing portraits of American life — viewed through the lens of a woman who understood vuln

Debuting in 1977, The Nerds became one of Saturday Night Live’s most beloved recurring sketches — pairing Gilda Radner as awkward teen Lisa Loopner and Bill Murray as her neighbor Todd DiLaMuca. Created by Alan Zweibel, the sketches captured the hilariously cringeworthy charm of adolescence: nasal voices, bad posture, and relentless teasing — with Todd’s “Oh, Lisa, you’re such a spazz!” and Lisa’s deadpan “Never mind!” becoming instant catchphrases. The chemistry between Radner and Murray was re